Our names tell a story from the moment they were written on a birth certificate. Some names have been passed...

“You know my least favorite days of the year?” I look up, bemused at my oldest son, ready for a...

One afternoon, I dialed the numbers I've known for most of my life. I had a question for my mom....

"And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us" (John 1:14). He was sick that day, it turns...

NEW. I’d always seen it as a word demanding action, resolution, a shedding of my former self to chase a...

Today, on the Feast of the Holy Family, I am grateful. Particularly because I am reminded by our readings today...

Hunting is not one of those hobbies I list in my repertoire, but I’ve watched and read enough period dramas...

I am a joy chaser. It started a few years ago. I chose 'Joy' as my word for my year....

If I had to wager a guess, I'm going to presume that I'll spend these first days of Christmas basking...

The imagery of light is perhaps one of the most easily accessible and understood metaphors in Christian spirituality. Scripture is...

"[T]o give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our...

My temper rose up inside me, and yet, I managed to reply calmly to her resistant yells, “You need to...

“Do we have a name yet?” I shook my sleepy head, no, in response to the sweet, patient nurse coming...

Throughout my upbringing, I never knew authentic sisterhood. Beyond not having a sister, I switched schools often and never formed...

I hate to say it, but Mary was a bit of a stumbling block for me in my return to...

Tears started pooling in my eyes. “Are you ok?” the nurse asked gently. “I just like to be more in...

“Angels and messages—the Holy Family had it so easy!” I lamented to my friend, my initial patience and surrender to...